This article investigates the extent of deprivation and vulnerability among children who live and work on the streets of Harare. A questionnaire survey was administered to 100 children in Harare's central business district; this was supplemented by in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. The study found that these children suffered severe deprivation, in p...

...In Africa, urban life is often perceived to be better than the rural situation of widespread poverty, hunger and hard labour, relying on subsistence rain-fed agriculture in the face of unpredictable rainfall and climate change. Urban areas are seen as offering greater amenities, better employment opportunities and better services. However, urban areas concentrat...

Urban communities are heterogeneous and averages mask inequities and deprivations among poor and rich urban communities. This article examines the situation of households residing in two low-income, high-density suburbs of Harare, Zimbabwe. The aim of the research was to contextualise urban poverty by looking at selected urban communities and vertically analysing t...